Wednesday, November 5, 2014

One design three ways...

This week I have spent many hours working on the embroideries that will feature inside the 2nd month of the Stitchery Club. There are six new stitchery patterns this month, and two of them have been stitched in a variety of settings.

I think seeing one design made up in completely different colour schemes, or on different background fabric, expands the possibilities for how you can use it in a project.

If you go back and look at the dark blue on cotton print version of the Swag stitchery you'll notice a pretty navy and pink fabric above it.

The other week I received some lovely gifts from Jo, who is a regular reader of this blog, and that fabric was a piece she'd inherited and decided to send to me. I think it's perfect with that swag, don't you?

Inside her gifts I also found this gorgeous handkerchief. It belonged to her Aunt Jean who passed away 40 years ago, so I do not know how old it is...

They are Prismacolor coloured pencils. The kind I bought my children years ago. They heat set after pressing. I don't wash these blocks, so cannot say how they'd respond. Did you look at my tutorial - more information there.

Such beautiful work you do on each and every project! In the first set of 3 - I loved the drawing one best - maybe because of the bright colors and how you are outlining it. In the second set of 2 - I loved the first one best - I think maybe because of the pinks in the flowers and the soft blue around the heart. Again, I just love your work!

Oh Miss Jenny your stitchings are so precious! If I must choose one of the first three, then I choose the hand colored and simply stitched. As for the hearts, I am swooning over the appliqued heart within the embroidered heart. I must find a way to subscribe for I love the Love Bouquet bonus. Creative Stitching Bliss Dear...

I have to choose??!! They're all gorgeous!Okay okay....let's see......the swag ones....I'd have to choose the one you did with the pencils and heat set - simple yet effective. I can't choose with your second lot....I love the applique heart...but also the look of the vintage napkin. I'm so excited about this month's stitcheries! I can't wait to get my little paws on them!

I could stand to be surprised at how easy something is. =) You are asking us to choose favorites? I don't even know where to begin! I love the blue dupioni one, and have lots of colors of dupioni silk for my CQ, but there's also something very appealing about the simplicity of the second one. The colored in one is very nice, too, but less a thing I'd probably do. Then the hearts - they look like two completely different designs, the way they're done! I think I lean a little toward the applique heart one. I can hardly wait to receive this month's stitcheries! This was a great idea for me, and lots of work for you. LOL

It's always nice to receive feedback on a blog post, so *thank you* for taking time to comment!I will try to reply via email unless you are a 'no reply blogger' which means you'll have to check for my reply in the comments. Of course, life is a rather hazardous activity, isn't it? So if I don't respond to your comment that's the reason why - life simply stepped in...hugsJennyx